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Province in Piura Region, Peru

Talara Province Coat of arms Location of Talara in the Piura Region Country Peru Region Piura Region Founded March 16, 1956 Capital Talara Government • Mayor Jose Alfredo Vitonera Infante Area • Total 2,799.49 km2 (1,080.89 sq mi) Elevation 2,178 m (7,146 ft) Population • Total 144,150 • Density 51.492/km2 (133.36/sq mi) UBIGEO 2007 Website www.munitalara.gob.pe

**Talara** is a [province](/source/Province) in the [Piura Region](/source/Piura_Region), [Peru](/source/Peru). It is bordered by the [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean) on the west, the province of [Paita](/source/Paita_Province) on the south, the province of [Sullana](/source/Sullana_Province) on the east and the [Tumbes Region](/source/Tumbes_Region)'s province of [Contralmirante Villar](/source/Contralmirante_Villar_Province) on the north. Its capital is the major [port](/source/Port) city of [Talara](/source/Talara). It also contains the beach resort of [Máncora](/source/M%C3%A1ncora). The province was created by the President [Manuel A. Odría](/source/Manuel_A._Odr%C3%ADa) in 1956.

## Attractions

The province has tourist attractions such as the Máncora beach resort, Cabo Blanco beach, Punta Balcones, Pariñas [Forest](/source/Forest), Amotape mountains, a whale [fossils](/source/Fossil) deposit, Plataforma del Zócalo Continental, [Punta Arenas Houses](/source/Punta_Arenas%2C_Peru), [Talara Refinery](http://www.petroperu.com.pe/Main.asp?T=3387) and the Talara Civic Centre. Talara had the greatest reserve of oil in all Peru.

[Punta Pariñas](/source/Punta_Pari%C3%B1as), the [westernmost](/source/Extreme_points_of_South_America) point in mainland [South America](/source/South_America), is located in the province's [La Brea District](/source/La_Brea_District).

## Climate

The province of Talara has a yearly average [temperature](/source/Temperature) of 25 °C (77 °F).

## Political division

The province is divided into six [districts](/source/District) ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *distritos*, singular: *distrito*), each of which is headed by a mayor (*alcalde*):

- [El Alto](/source/El_Alto_District)

- [La Brea](/source/La_Brea_District)

- [Lobitos](/source/Lobitos_District)[1]

- [Los Organos](/source/Los_Organos_District)[2]

- [Máncora](/source/M%C3%A1ncora_District)

- [Pariñas](/source/Pari%C3%B1as_District)

## Transportation

It is linked to the rest of the country by various highways and the [Cap. FAP Víctor Montes Arias Airport](/source/Cap._FAP_V%C3%ADctor_Montes_Arias_Airport).

## History

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## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Rojas Berríos, Manuel (10 July 2025). ["Derrame de petróleo en Piura: OEFA supervisa control en el lote VI en Talara"](https://www.infobae.com/peru/2025/07/11/derrame-de-petroleo-en-piura-oefa-supervisa-control-en-el-lote-vi-en-talara/). *[Infobae](/source/Infobae)* (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Alcalde de Los Órganos es abucheado y le lanzan huevos durante evento: "Garrido mentiroso", gritaron los pobladores"](https://willax.pe/actualidad/alcalde-los-organos-abucheado-lanzan-huevos-mentiroso-willax) (in Spanish). [Willax Televisión](/source/Willax_Televisi%C3%B3n). 11 December 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

## External links

- [Municipality of Talara](http://www.munitalara.gob.pe) (in Spanish)

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